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Doctor Doctor (Australian TV series)
Doctor Doctor, internationally The Heart Guy, is an Australian comedy-drama (Nine Network, 2016–2021, five seasons, 48 episodes) starring Rodger Corser as disgraced Sydney heart surgeon Hugh Knight, banished to the country town of Whyhope.
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle, created by Hugh Lofting in 1920, is a Puddleby-on-the-Marsh doctor who learns animal speech from his parrot Polynesia; the WWI-trench letters origin, 15-book series, racist original editions, and 1967, 1998, and 2020 films distinguish it.
Doctor Dolittle (1967 film)
Doctor Dolittle (1967) is a Richard Fleischer musical starring Rex Harrison, adapted from Hugh Lofting's books. It cost about $18 million, earned nine Oscar nominations, won two, and was a box-office failure.
Doctor Dolittle (1998 film)
Doctor Dolittle (1998) is an American fantasy comedy directed by Betty Thomas, starring Eddie Murphy as a doctor who regains the ability to talk to animals. Released by 20th Century Fox June 26, 1998; PG-13, 85 minutes, $144.2 million US gross.
Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is Marvel Comics' armored ruler of Latveria and the Fantastic Four's archenemy, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962), with his origin in Fantastic Four Annual #2 and Robert Downey Jr. cast as the character in Avengers: Doomsday.
Doctor Dré
Doctor Dré (André Brown, born 1963) is the American radio personality and former MTV VJ who co-hosted Yo! MTV Raps with Ed Lover, distinct from N.W.A.'s producer Dr. Dre.
Doctor Eggman
Doctor Eggman (Doctor Ivo Robotnik) is the main antagonist of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series: an IQ-300 evil scientist with a robot army, the Death Egg, and a goal of building Eggmanland.
Doctor Fate
Doctor Fate is DC Comics' sorcerer superhero, first appearing in More Fun Comics #55 (May 1940) as Kent Nelson, whose powers flow from the Helmet of Fate containing the Lord of Order Nabu, with artifacts including the Amulet of Anubis and Cloak of Destiny, distinguishing the mantle from Marvel's Doctor Strange.
Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) is DC Comics' Golden Age sorcerer, created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman in More Fun Comics #55 (1940); wearing the Helmet of Fate merges him with Nabu of the Lords of Order, and successors include the Strausses, Jared Stevens, and Khalid Nassour.
Doctor Faustus (play)
Doctor Faustus, also known as The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, is a tragedy by Christopher Marlowe in which a scholar sells his soul to the devil and is damned.
Doctor Foster (TV series)
Doctor Foster is a BBC One psychological drama by Mike Bartlett starring Suranne Jones as GP Gemma Foster, who uncovers her husband's affair. Two five-part series aired 2015 and 2017; a final series is due in 2027, with remakes in South Korea, France, India, and elsewhere.
Doctor G (डॉक्टर जी)
Doctor G (डॉक्टर जी) is a 2022 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Anubhuti Kashyap, produced by Junglee Pictures, starring Ayushmann Khurrana as a male medical student placed in gynaecology; released 14 October 2022, streaming on Netflix.
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas (Doktor Glas) is a 1905 diary-form novel by Hjalmar Söderberg, about a Stockholm physician who murders to save a young woman from her unhappy marriage.
Doctor in the House
Doctor in the House: 1952 Richard Gordon novel (physician Gordon Ostlere) about St. Swithin's medical students, basis of the 1954 Ralph Thomas film starring Dirk Bogarde, six sequels, and the 1969 ITV sitcom.
Doctor John (TV series)
Doctor John (의사 요한) is a 2019 South Korean medical drama on SBS, starring Ji Sung as an anesthesiologist who investigates patients' mysterious pain and confronts the ethics of euthanasia.
Doctor Manhattan
Doctor Manhattan (Jon Osterman) is the only superpowered being in DC's Watchmen, created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons in Watchmen #1 (September 1986); a physicist transformed by an intrinsic-field accident, he is named for the Manhattan Project, shaped Cold War history, and appears in the 2009 film, HBO series, and 2024 animation.
Doctor Mid-Nite
Doctor Mid-Nite, also spelled Dr. Midnight, is a blind superhero physician published by DC Comics since 1941, held by Charles McNider, Beth Chapel, and Pieter Cross.
Doctor Mike (Михаил Варшавский)
Doctor Mike, Mikhail Varshavski (Михаил Варшавский), is a Russian-born American board-certified family medicine physician and the most-followed doctor on social media, with over 30 million followers, a YouTube channel launched in 2017, and The Checkup podcast.
Doctor Minerva
Doctor Minerva (Minn-Erva) is a Marvel Comics Kree geneticist and spy, created in Captain Marvel #50 (May 1977) by Scott Edelman and Al Milgrom; Starforce member, Nega-Bomb plotter, Carol Danvers antagonist, and Gemma Chan's sniper role in the 2019 film.
Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus (Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius) is a Marvel Comics supervillain created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, debuting in Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963). A scientist fused to four mind-controlled mechanical tentacles, he founded the Sinister Six and became the Superior Spider-Man.
Doctor Odyssey
Doctor Odyssey is an American medical drama created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken for ABC, starring Joshua Jackson as cruise-ship doctor Max Bankman with Don Johnson, Phillipa Soo, and Sean Teale; it ran one 18-episode season (2024-2025) before cancellation.
Doctor of Business Administration
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a doctoral degree in business and management aimed at experienced practitioners, emphasizing applied research on real organizational problems rather than theory.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity (DD, Divinitatis Doctor) is an advanced doctorate in theology in two forms: an earned higher doctorate for published scholarship, or an honorary degree for service.
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Education (EdD): professional doctorate in education, first offered by Harvard in 1920; prepares scholar-practitioners for leadership via dissertation-in-practice or capstone, distinct from the research-oriented PhD in education.
Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., DLitt, Litt.D.) is a higher doctorate in the humanities and social sciences, awarded above the PhD for a published body of work, or conferred as an honorary degree; introduced at Cambridge in 1883 and Oxford in 1900.
Doctor of Medicine
The Doctor of Medicine (MD or M.D.) is a professional doctoral degree in medicine granted in the United States and Canada after four years of accredited study.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), a US physician degree from COCA-accredited colleges founded on A.T. Still's 1874 philosophy; DOs are fully licensed physicians with OMT training, COMLEX licensure, and outcomes matching MDs.
Doctor of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD): the six-year entry-level professional doctorate for US pharmacists since 2000, ACPE-accredited under Standards 2025, with IPPE/APPE rotations and NAPLEX licensure; distinct from the PhD and adopted in countries such as Thailand and Japan.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; Latin Philosophiae Doctor) is the research doctorate at ISCED level 8, requiring an original thesis; originated at the University of Berlin in 1810, first US PhDs at Yale in 1861, UK DPhil at Oxford from 1917.
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT): the entry-level professional degree for U.S. physical therapists, earned from a CAPTE-accredited three-year program followed by the NPTE licensure exam; replaced bachelor's and master's entry credentials, universal since 2016.